Friday, March 17, 2017

Cheap Shots



It's my Gran's birthday today (she would have been 106 and already have drunk you under the table) so let's get straight to the Cheap Shots!

So.... Hawkeye Pierce may get sent back to Korea because the Secretary of State isn't getting enough sleep.

So who had money that the first country that we'd have to formally apologize to was Great Britain?

Say goodbye to all of this.

And also say goodbye to the law firm of Boot, Thimble and Wheelbarrow.

If there was such a thing as a National Public Newspaper he'd probably cut that too.

"The budget request also proposes wasting technologies already in space."

Ireland is not Nigeria, Mr. Trump. And ooh, the Irish response. Those are a people who know how to throw an insult. If you only follow one of my links, this is the one.

I hope that "these people" don't wait too long to realize that they are actually "those people".

Don't you kind of miss having a First Lady?

I would love to know what she told him between photo ops.

Because the Irish are great at insults, here is how to properly make and drink a Fianna Pucker Fucker:

Ingredients:
1 oz. Green Apple Pucker (more Green Apple Pucker drinks)
1 oz. Jameson Irish Whiskey (more Jameson Irish Whiskey drinks)
Guinness (Or Killian's Irish Red) (more Guinness drinks)

Instructions:
Chill the first two ingredients and strain through ice into a shot glass. Shoot and slam the entire chaser afterwards.

Find a whiff of scandal, get fired, profit.

Did Trump just call Fox fake news

Still more proof that Trump doesn't understand what mocking means.



So "Sending in the Feds" actually amounts to nothing, right?


Again, Justin Trudeau brings on the awesome.

And because I love you, enjoy The Rumjacks!


Saturday, March 11, 2017

Have your neighbors reported YOU yet?

These will be heavy thoughts for a Saturday but I had them, so I'm sharing them. That's how this Internet thing works.

We've all been watching the news over the past few weeks about people being rounded up and deported. People who seemingly don't deserve it. A mother of a soldier killed while serving in the U.S. armed forces in Afghanistan. A soldier who served two tours. A local restaurant owner so beloved by the community who raised money for local police and firefighters and even fed them for free on rough days. A grandfather. A girl who gave a speech.

Yeah, them's the bad hombres Trump wants to deport all right.

Don't get me wrong - there are people who should be deported. The number is nowhere as big as some people imagine but Trump really hit a nerve when he talked about rapists, drug dealers and killers. No one wants to live by those people and those people do exist - although it seems to me that most of them are on bad TV shows.

But the people we're actually deporting just aren't those people. We are deporting people who are living the ideal of the American Dream. In many cases, these are people who have been here for over a decade. BEFORE OBAMA.

So there is a question that's been bothering me and no one is asking it. I have yet to see a single reporter ask this question and I started looking. Not one news story.

HOW ARE THESE PEOPLE WINDING UP ON ICE'S RADAR?

I think that this is something we Americans have a right to know. How do people wind up on ICE's list of people to detain and deport? Has ICE been looking for grandfathers and pillars of the community? I have my doubts.

What seems more likely is that these people are winding up on ICE's lists because someone told them about these people. So the question is: Who?

ICE, like any law enforcement agency, accepts tips from the general populace. Sometimes, that's just how the big break comes - someone talks about what they know to the right person. ICE actually has a toll-free number you can call to report suspected illegal immigrants. A top Google search as of late is "How do I get an illegal immigrant deported?"

Here's a fun fact about Google, by the way - if you start searching these kinds of things as research for a blog post they'll actually tell you what the top searches are. That's how I found this out.

The website wikihow gives you step-by-step instructions on how to anonymously report suspected illegal aliens. It is searched often enough to come up on the first page of a Google search on the topic.

Brietbart has published articles on how to report people, and on people telling other people how to report people. (Careful about following that link down the rabbit hole - it may induce vomiting).

The inescapable conclusion is that someone is out there reporting on suspected illegal immigrants. That someone could be anyone. That someone is quite likely anonymous. That someone could be your neighbor.

So is this where we are? Americans turning in the brown people? Is this who we want to be?

Some of us want to be that. Some of us want to be the ones who get rid of them brown people, so some of us are calling it in. Filling out forms with no repercussions. Doing their part to get of the brown-skinned peoples.

Is this list your path? Would this list make sense to you if instead of the word Jew it said Mexican? If so, what the ever lovin' FUCK is wrong with you?

What happened to you that turned you into such a paranoid jackass? What happened to us that turned us into people who squeal on our neighbors because of the color of their skin? What turned us into the bad guys?

And why is no one save for one cranky lefty blogger who swears too much asking?

Be careful out there my friends. Have your neighbors reported YOU yet?

And because I love you, a sweet pop-tune from Los Lonely Boys:


Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Republican't Health Care.

So the Republican't version of health care does the following:


  1. Increases the cost of insurance for the elderly by as much as 67% - because the ceiling on coverage is no longer 3 times what the younglings pay but 5 times.
  2. Medicaid expansion goes bye bye, although those states that refused it are going to get small rewards.
  3. Planned Parenthood is defunded.
  4. The Subsidies that presently help people get coverage are gone.
  5. The limit on how much a CEO can deduct for their plan has been removed.
  6. Instead of having an individual mandate, anyone who goes 63 (!?) days or more can be charged an extra premium by their insurer - up to 130% of the original premium.
  7. The essential benefits portion of the ACA also goes bye bye, so now an insurer can pick and choose which thing you're going to go bankrupt over.
  8. There are six (6) pages in the new bill dealing with LOTTERY WINNERS, and keeping them away from Medicaid!
  9. Repeals the tanning tax.

Yep, people are gonna die.


Cheap shots:


Actually, Obama is only 7.38% at fault.


This is going to put us near the top when people discuss countries that abuse human rights.



It's a good question. Why would someone put a luxury hotel there?

They keep creating the same 40,000 jobs but I don't actually see anyone working. Just sayin'. By the way, this is the same 40,000 jobs Trump's Secretary of State Rex Tillerson himself announced back when he was CEO and Obama was President. Just sayin'.

Look out menfolk. It's tomorrow.

Didn't we just pass 400?

Here is how to make an Island Breeze:


4 oz. Pineapple Juice
1.5 oz. Rum
1 oz. Cranberry Juice
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a tall glass with ice, and garnish with a lime wedge. 


Sometimes I can actually hear in the background Daffy Duck saying, "Deficit, Schmeficit, as long as I'm rich."

Meanwhile, over at the Stateless Department...

Yes, the 2020 election has already begun fundraising


And because I love you, They Might Be Giants covering "Tubthumping":






Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Tonight's drinking game!

So tonight comes the great speech. The moment where Donald John Trump addresses congress for his first State of the Union address. Here are my drinking rules for tonight:

  1. 1.       Use of the non-word “bigly” means a shot.
  2. 2.       Use of the words “trust me” in that order means finish your drink.
  3. 3.       Any time he says any adjective that implies best, greatest, or superior without actually mentioning the United States, take a gulp.
  4. 4.       Use of the word “vetting” means you finish your drink.
  5. 5.       Any time he uses an exaggerated number means a shot.
  6. 6.       Any time he says any adjective that implies best, greatest, or superior in reference to HIMSELF finish your drink.
  7. 7.       Use of the words “make America great again” is a technical foul. Take two gulps. If accompanied by that red trucker hat (made in China) finish your drink and your neighbor’s too.
  8. 8.       If he mentions his tax returns in any form, drink 15-22% of your drink.
  9. 9.       If me mentions any property he owns take a shot
  10. 10.   If he places blame for any problems on other people, take a drink. If he blames Democrats, ½ a drink. The military, 2 drinks. His own party, finish your drink. If he blames Obama, set your drink on fire, blow it out, then drink it. Mexicans, be sure you’re drinking tequila.
  11. 11.   If he mentions leaks, take a shot. Maybe spill a little of it.
  12. 12.   If he mentions how great a leader of another country is, that’s a shot. If it’s Putin, It’s a shot of vodka.
  13. 13.   If he tweets during the address, that’s a six-pack you need to drink.
  14. 14.   If he tweets during the Democratic Party’s response, that’s a shot.
  15. 15.   If he makes up a word, take a shot
  16. 16.   If he touches his hair, take 5 shots
  17. 17.   If he makes you conscious of the size of his hands, take ½ a shot.
  18. 18.   If he uses the word “unfair” finish your drink.
  19. 19.   If he says “Obamacare” check your pulse while you take a shot.
  20. 20.   If he places some sort of blame on the courts or on any justice of any court close your eyes and take a shot of whatever your friends hand you
  21. 21.   If he mentions his wall, take 1/10 of a shot. I he manages to do it 10 times, take 10 shots.
  22. 22.   If he mentions the popular vote or the electoral college regarding his own election, take a shot and pour ½ of it out into someone else’s drink. Drink that.
  23. 23.   If he talks about Mexicans or Mexico in a derogatory fashion, put salt on the rim of your drink and finish it.
  24. 24.   If he uses the words “Islamic Terrorism” take a drink of water.
  25. 25.   If he manages to say something that contradicts something he said in the previous 60 seconds take a shot
  26. 26.   If he says “Democrat Party” instead of “Democratic Party” at any point, take a punch to the genitals and then a shot.
  27. 27.   If he mentions his familiarity with beautiful women, take a shot. If he mentions his daughter in that context, finish your drink and induce vomiting.
  28. 28.   If you manage to check everything off this list, call 911 because you’re a gonna die otherwise.



As for me, for the first time in a very long time, several administrations now, I won’t be watching.  Because I think he’s going to do them all.

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Help wanted, no experience necessary.

Here is a list, as of today, of all of the positions in Government that Donald J. Trump has not nominated ANYONE for. 515 jobs, out of 549 he has to personally fill that require Senate confirmation. This is your Government Inaction, ladies and germs.


DEPARTMENT OF STATE111 positions

NO NOMINEE

Deputy secretary


NO NOMINEE

Deputy secretary for management and resources


NO NOMINEE

Legal adviser


NO NOMINEE

Chief financial officer


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for management


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for arms control and international security affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for legislative affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for intelligence and research


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for civilian security, democracy and human rights


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for economic growth, energy and environment


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for political affairs


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for public diplomacy


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for arms control, verification, and compliance


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for international security and nonproliferation affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for political-military affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for crisis and stabilization operations


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for democracy, human rights and labor


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for international narcotics and law enforcement


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for population, refugees and migration


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for economic and business affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for energy resources


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for oceans and international, environmental and scientific affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for consular affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for diplomatic security


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for African affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for European and Eurasian affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for international organization affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for Near Eastern affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for South Asian affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for educational and cultural affairs


NO NOMINEE

Chief of protocol


NO NOMINEE

Coordinator for counter-terrorism


NO NOMINEE

Director general, foreign service and director of human resources


NO NOMINEE

Director, Office of Foreign Missions


NO NOMINEE

Coordinator for threat reduction programs


NO NOMINEE

Alternate representative to the United Nations for special political affairs


NO NOMINEE

Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking with the rank of ambassador at large


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador-at-large and coordinator of United States government activities to combat HIV/AIDS globally


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador at-large for war crimes issues


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador-at-large for global women's issues


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Argentina


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Australia


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Belgium


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Belize


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Venezuela


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Canada


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Czech Republic


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Dominican Republic


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Germany


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, France & Monaco


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Luxembourg


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Holy See


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, India


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Ireland


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Afghanistan


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Italy & San Marino


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Japan


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Denmark


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Morocco


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Saudi Arabia


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Netherlands


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, New Zealand & Samoa


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Norway


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Bolivia


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Austria


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Belarus


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Costa Rica


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Finland


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Hungary


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Iceland


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Korea


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Portugal


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Singapore


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, South Africa


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Trinidad and Tobago


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Spain & Andorra


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Eritrea


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Sweden


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Switzerland & Principality of Liechtenstein


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Syria


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Bahamas


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Tanzania


NO NOMINEE

Ambassador, Cuba


NO NOMINEE

Permanent representative of the United States on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organizations


NO NOMINEE

Permanent representative of the United States to the Organization of American States


NO NOMINEE

Public delegate, alternate U.S. representative to the U.N. General Assembly


NO NOMINEE

Public delegate, alternate U.S. representative to the U.N. General Assembly


NO NOMINEE

Public delegate, U.S. representative to the U.N. General Assembly


NO NOMINEE

Representative of the United States to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations


NO NOMINEE

Representative of the United States to the European Union


NO NOMINEE

Representative of the United States to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development


NO NOMINEE

Representative of the United States to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe


NO NOMINEE

Representative of the United States to the Vienna office of the United Nations and representative of the United States to the International Atomic Energy Agency


NO NOMINEE

Representative to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations


NO NOMINEE

Representative to the United Nations for management and reform


NO NOMINEE

Special envoy for North Korea human rights issues


NO NOMINEE

Special representative of the president for nuclear non-proliferation with the rank of ambassador


NO NOMINEE

U.S. representative to the Office of the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva


NO NOMINEE

United States deputy representative to the United Nations


NO NOMINEE

U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy


NO NOMINEE

U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy


NO NOMINEE

U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy


NO NOMINEE

U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy


NO NOMINEE

Special envoy to promote religious freedom of religious minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia with the rank of ambassador


NO NOMINEE

U.S. representative to the Conference on Disarmament, with the rank of ambassador


NO NOMINEE

Representative of the U.S. on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, with rank of ambassador


NO NOMINEE

U.S. representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, with rank of ambassador


NO NOMINEE

Special representative of the president for nuclear nonproliferation, with the rank of ambassador


DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE12 positions

NO NOMINEE

Deputy secretary


NO NOMINEE

General counsel


NO NOMINEE

Chief financial officer


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for civil rights


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for congressional relations


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for farm and foreign agricultural services


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for food safety


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for food, nutrition and consumer services


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for marketing and regulatory programs


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for natural resources and environment


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for research, education and economics


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for rural development


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE19 positions

NO NOMINEE

General counsel


NO NOMINEE

Chief financial officer and assistant secretary for administration


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for legislative and intergovernmental affairs


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for intellectual property and director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for industry and security


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for economic affairs


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for oceans and atmosphere and administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for international trade


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for standards and technology


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for economic development


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for export enforcement


NO NOMINEE

Director general for the United States and Foreign Commercial Service and assistant secretary for global markets


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for enforcement and compliance


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for environmental observation and prediction


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for communications and information


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for export administration


NO NOMINEE

Director, Census Bureau


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for oceans and atmosphere


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for industry and analysis


DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE50 positions

NO NOMINEE

Deputy secretary


NO NOMINEE

General counsel


NO NOMINEE

Inspector general


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary/comptroller


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for policy


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for intelligence


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for legislative affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for reserve affairs


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary of the Air Force


NO NOMINEE

General counsel of the Air Force


NO NOMINEE

Secretary of the Army


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary of the Army


NO NOMINEE

General counsel of the Army


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary of the Navy


NO NOMINEE

General counsel of the Navy


NO NOMINEE

Director for operational test and evaluation


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for personnel and readiness


NO NOMINEE

Principal deputy under secretary for policy


NO NOMINEE

Principal deputy under secretary for intelligence


NO NOMINEE

Principal deputy under secretary for personnel and readiness


NO NOMINEE

Principal deputy under secretary for acquisition, technology, and logistics


NO NOMINEE

Principal deputy under secretary (comptroller)


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for Asian and Pacific security affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for strategy, plans and capabilities


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for homeland defense and global security affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for international security affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for special operations/low intensity conflict


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for acquisition


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for logistics and materiel readiness


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for nuclear, chemical and biological defense


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for energy, installations and environment


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for research and engineering


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for health affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for manpower and reserve affairs


NO NOMINEE

Deputy chief management officer


NO NOMINEE

Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology, logistics


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for financial management and comptroller, Department of the Air Force


NO NOMINEE

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment, and Logistics


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary of the Air Force for manpower and reserve affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary of the Army for civil works


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary of the Army for financial management and comptroller, Department of the Army


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary of the Army for manpower and reserve affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics, and technology


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary of the Navy for energy, installations, and environment


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary of the Navy for financial management and comptroller, Department of the Navy


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary of the Navy for manpower and reserve affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development, and acquisition


DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION14 positions

NO NOMINEE

Deputy secretary


NO NOMINEE

General counsel


NO NOMINEE

Chief financial officer


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for legislation and congressional affairs


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for civil rights


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for communications and outreach


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for planning, evaluation and policy development


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for postsecondary education


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for special education and rehabilitative services


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for career, technical and adult education


NO NOMINEE

Commissioner, Rehabilitation Services Administration


NO NOMINEE

Director of the Institute of Education Sciences


DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY21 positions

NO NOMINEE

Deputy secretary


NO NOMINEE

General counsel


NO NOMINEE

Chief financial officer


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for management and performance


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for nuclear security/administrator for nuclear security


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for congressional and intergovernmental affairs


NO NOMINEE

Inspector general


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for science


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for electricity delivery and energy reliability


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for environmental management


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for fossil energy


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for nuclear energy


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for international affairs


NO NOMINEE

Administrator, U.S. Energy Information Administration


NO NOMINEE

Director, energy advanced research projects department


NO NOMINEE

Director, Office of Minority Economic Impact


NO NOMINEE

Director, Office of Science


NO NOMINEE

Deputy administrator for defense programs, National Nuclear Security Administration


NO NOMINEE

Deputy administrator for defense nuclear nonproliferation


NO NOMINEE

Principal deputy administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration


DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES14 positions

NO NOMINEE

Deputy secretary


NO NOMINEE

General counsel


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for legislation


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for financial resources


NO NOMINEE

Director, National Institutes of Health


NO NOMINEE

Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for aging and administrator, Administration for Community Living


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for children and families


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for health


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for planning and evaluation


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for preparedness and response


NO NOMINEE

Commissioner, Administration for Children, Youth and Families


NO NOMINEE

Commissioner, Administration for Native Americans


NO NOMINEE

Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY14 positions

NO NOMINEE

General counsel


NO NOMINEE

Chief financial officer


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for management


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for intelligence and analysis


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for national protection and programs directorate


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for science and technology


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for policy


NO NOMINEE

Assistant Secretary for Transportation Security Administration


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement


NO NOMINEE

Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency


NO NOMINEE

Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


NO NOMINEE

Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection


NO NOMINEE

Deputy administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency


NO NOMINEE

Deputy administrator for protection and national preparedness, Federal Emergency Management Agency


DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT11 positions

NO NOMINEE

Deputy secretary


NO NOMINEE

General counsel


NO NOMINEE

Chief financial officer


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for congressional and intergovernmental relations


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for community planning and development


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for fair housing and equal opportunity


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for housing and federal housing commissioner


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for policy development and research


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for public and indian housing


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for administration/chief human capital officer


NO NOMINEE

President, Government National Mortgage Association


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE23 positions

NO NOMINEE

Solicitor general


NO NOMINEE

Assistant attorney general for the Office of Legislative Affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant attorney general for the antitrust division


NO NOMINEE

Assistant attorney general for the national security division


NO NOMINEE

Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives


NO NOMINEE

Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration


NO NOMINEE

Assistant attorney general for the civil division


NO NOMINEE

Assistant attorney general for the civil rights division


NO NOMINEE

Assistant attorney general for the criminal division


NO NOMINEE

Assistant attorney general for the environment and natural resources division


NO NOMINEE

Assistant attorney general for the justice programs division


NO NOMINEE

Assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Policy


NO NOMINEE

Assistant attorney general for the tax division


NO NOMINEE

Deputy administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration


NO NOMINEE

Director, Community Relations Service


NO NOMINEE

Director, Office on Violence Against Women


NO NOMINEE

Director, U.S. Marshals Service


NO NOMINEE

Special counsel for immigration-related unfair employment practices


NO NOMINEE

Chairman, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission


NO NOMINEE

Commissioner, U.S. Parole Commission


NO NOMINEE

Commissioner, U.S. Parole Commission


NO NOMINEE

Commissioner, U.S. Parole Commission


NO NOMINEE

Commissioner, U.S. Parole Commission


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR13 positions

NO NOMINEE

Deputy secretary


NO NOMINEE

Solicitor


NO NOMINEE

Chief financial officer


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for congressional and intergovernmental affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for employee benefits security


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for employment and training


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for mine safety and health


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for occupational safety and health


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for disability employment policy


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for policy


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for veterans employment and training


NO NOMINEE

Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics


NO NOMINEE

Administrator, wage and hour division


DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION18 positions

NO NOMINEE

Deputy secretary


NO NOMINEE

General counsel


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for budget and programs and chief financial officer


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for governmental affairs


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary of transportation for policy


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for aviation and international affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for transportation policy


NO NOMINEE

Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology


NO NOMINEE

Administrator, Federal Highway Administration


NO NOMINEE

Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration


NO NOMINEE

Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration


NO NOMINEE

Administrator, Federal Transit Administration


NO NOMINEE

Administrator, Maritime Administration


NO NOMINEE

Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration


NO NOMINEE

Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration


NO NOMINEE

Member, Surface Transportation Board


NO NOMINEE

Member, Surface Transportation Board


NO NOMINEE

Member, Surface Transportation Board


DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS10 positions

NO NOMINEE

Deputy secretary


NO NOMINEE

General counsel


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for congressional and legislative affairs


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for memorial affairs


NO NOMINEE

Under Secretary for Health


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for benefits


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for information and technology


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for policy and planning


NO NOMINEE

Chairman, board of veterans' appeals


NO NOMINEE

Chief financial officer


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR16 positions

NO NOMINEE

Deputy secretary


NO NOMINEE

Solicitor


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for policy, management, and budget


NO NOMINEE

Inspector general


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary of Indian affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for insular areas


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for fish, wildlife and parks


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for land and minerals management


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for water and science


NO NOMINEE

Director, Bureau of Land Management


NO NOMINEE

Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation


NO NOMINEE

Director, National Park Service


NO NOMINEE

Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


NO NOMINEE

Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service


NO NOMINEE

Director, U.S. Geological Survey


NO NOMINEE

Special trustee for American Indians


DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY26 positions

NO NOMINEE

Deputy secretary


NO NOMINEE

General counsel


NO NOMINEE

Chief financial officer


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for international affairs


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence


NO NOMINEE

Assistant Secretary (Deputy Under Secretary) for Legislative Affairs


NO NOMINEE

Under secretary for domestic finance


NO NOMINEE

Deputy Under Secretary/Designated Assistant Secretary for International Finance


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for economic policy


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for financial institutions


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for financial markets


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for financial stability


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for intelligence and analysis


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for international markets and development


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for tax policy


NO NOMINEE

Assistant secretary for terrorist financing


NO NOMINEE

Director, U.S. Mint


NO NOMINEE

Chief counsel, Internal Revenue Service


NO NOMINEE

Member, Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board


NO NOMINEE

Member, Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board


NO NOMINEE

Member, Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board


NO NOMINEE

Member, Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board


NO NOMINEE

Member, Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board


NO NOMINEE

Member, Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board


NO NOMINEE

Member, Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board


NO NOMINEE

Member, Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board


EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT20 positions

NO NOMINEE

Deputy director, Office of Management and Budget


NO NOMINEE

Deputy director for management, Office of Management and Budget


NO NOMINEE

Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management


NO NOMINEE

Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers


NO NOMINEE

Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy


NO NOMINEE

Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs


NO NOMINEE

Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy


NO NOMINEE

Director of National Drug Control Policy


NO NOMINEE

Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality


NO NOMINEE

Member, Council on Environmental Quality


NO NOMINEE

Member, Council on Environmental Quality


NO NOMINEE

Deputy U.S. trade representative, (rank of ambassador)


NO NOMINEE

Deputy U.S. trade representative


NO NOMINEE

Deputy U.S. trade representative


NO NOMINEE

Associate director for environment, office of science and technology policy


NO NOMINEE

Associate director for science, office of science and technology policy


NO NOMINEE

Associate director for technology, office of science and technology policy


NO NOMINEE

Associate director for national security and international affairs, Office of Science and Technology Policy


NO NOMINEE

Intellectual property enforcement coordinator


NO NOMINEE

Chief agricultural negotiator


CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY2 positions

NO NOMINEE

General counsel


NO NOMINEE

Statutory inspector general


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY12 positions

NO NOMINEE

Deputy administrator


NO NOMINEE

General counsel


NO NOMINEE

Chief financial officer


NO NOMINEE

Assistant administrator for water


NO NOMINEE

Assistant administrator for administration and resources management


NO NOMINEE

Assistant administrator for air and radiation


NO NOMINEE

Assistant administrator for chemical safety and pollution prevention


NO NOMINEE

Assistant administrator for enforcement and compliance assurance


NO NOMINEE

Assistant administrator for environmental information


NO NOMINEE

Assistant administrator for international and tribal affairs


NO NOMINEE

Assistant administrator for research and development


NO NOMINEE

Assistant administrator for solid waste and emergency response


OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE3 positions

NO NOMINEE

Principal deputy director


NO NOMINEE

General counsel


NO NOMINEE

Director of the National Counterterrorism Center


SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION3 positions

NO NOMINEE

Deputy administrator


NO NOMINEE

Chief counsel for advocacy


NO NOMINEE

Inspector general


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION2 positions

NO NOMINEE

Member


NO NOMINEE

Member


ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES1 position

NO NOMINEE

Chairman


APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION1 position

NO NOMINEE

Federal co-chairman


BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS1 position

NO NOMINEE

Director, International Broadcasting Bureau


CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD1 position

NO NOMINEE

Board member


COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION3 positions

NO NOMINEE

Chairman


NO NOMINEE

Commissioner


NO NOMINEE

Commissioner


CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE1 position

NO NOMINEE

Chief executive officer


DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD1 position

NO NOMINEE

Board member


DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY1 position

NO NOMINEE

Federal co-chairman


EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION1 position

NO NOMINEE

Member


EXPORT-IMPORT BANK6 positions

NO NOMINEE

Member, board of directors


NO NOMINEE

Member, board of directors


NO NOMINEE

Member, board of directors


NO NOMINEE

Inspector general


NO NOMINEE

President and chairman


NO NOMINEE

Vice president and vice chairman


FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION1 position

NO NOMINEE

Member


FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION2 positions

NO NOMINEE

Commissioner


NO NOMINEE

Commissioner


FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION1 position

NO NOMINEE

Board member


FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION4 positions

NO NOMINEE

Member


NO NOMINEE

Member


NO NOMINEE

Member


NO NOMINEE

Member


FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION3 positions

NO NOMINEE

Member


NO NOMINEE

Member


NO NOMINEE

Member


FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION2 positions

NO NOMINEE

Member


NO NOMINEE

Member


FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE1 position

NO NOMINEE

Director


FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION1 position

NO NOMINEE

Commissioner


FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM2 positions

NO NOMINEE

Governor


NO NOMINEE

Governor


FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION3 positions

NO NOMINEE

Commissioner


NO NOMINEE

Commissioner


NO NOMINEE

Commissioner


GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION1 position

NO NOMINEE

Administrator


INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION3 positions

NO NOMINEE

Commissioner


NO NOMINEE

Commissioner


NO NOMINEE

Commissioner


MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD2 positions

NO NOMINEE

Chairman


NO NOMINEE

Member


MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION1 position

NO NOMINEE

Chief executive officer


NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION3 positions

NO NOMINEE

Administrator


NO NOMINEE

Chief Financial Officer


NO NOMINEE

Deputy administrator


NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION1 position

NO NOMINEE

Board member


NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD2 positions

NO NOMINEE

Board member


NO NOMINEE

Board member


NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD3 positions

NO NOMINEE

Chairman


NO NOMINEE

Board member


NO NOMINEE

Board member


NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION1 position

NO NOMINEE

Deputy director


NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY1 position

NO NOMINEE

Inspector general


NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD3 positions

NO NOMINEE

Board member


NO NOMINEE

Board member


NO NOMINEE

Board member


NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION1 position

NO NOMINEE

Federal co-chairperson


NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION2 positions

NO NOMINEE

Commissioner


NO NOMINEE

Commissioner


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION1 position

NO NOMINEE

Commission member


OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT3 positions

NO NOMINEE

Director


NO NOMINEE

Deputy director


NO NOMINEE

Inspector general


OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL COUNSEL1 position

NO NOMINEE

Special counsel


OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION8 positions

NO NOMINEE

Executive vice president


NO NOMINEE

President and CEO


NO NOMINEE

Member


NO NOMINEE

Member


NO NOMINEE

Member


NO NOMINEE

Member


NO NOMINEE

Member


NO NOMINEE

Member


PEACE CORPS2 positions

NO NOMINEE

Director


NO NOMINEE

Deputy director


POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION3 positions

NO NOMINEE

Chairman


NO NOMINEE

Commissioner


NO NOMINEE

Commissioner


RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD1 position

NO NOMINEE

Member of Board


SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION3 positions

NO NOMINEE

Commissioner


NO NOMINEE

Deputy commissioner


NO NOMINEE

Inspector general


TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY1 position

NO NOMINEE

Director


UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT11 positions

NO NOMINEE

Administrator


NO NOMINEE

Deputy administrator


NO NOMINEE

Assistant administrator for Africa


NO NOMINEE

Assistant administrator for Asia


NO NOMINEE

Assistant administrator for democracy, conflict, and humanitarian assistance


NO NOMINEE

Assistant administrator for Europe and Eurasia


NO NOMINEE

Assistant administrator for global health


NO NOMINEE

Assistant administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean


NO NOMINEE

Assistant administrator for the Middle East


NO NOMINEE

Assistant administrator for legislative and public affairs


NO NOMINEE

Administrator for economic growth, education and environment


UNITED STATES ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION2 positions

NO NOMINEE

Member


NO NOMINEE

Member


UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION4 positions

NO NOMINEE

Chairman


NO NOMINEE

Commissioner


NO NOMINEE

Commissioner


NO NOMINEE

Commissioner